Latest news about: national cryptocurrency

Scammers have decided to cash in on the fundraiser from the start of the fake national cryptocurrencies of Ukraine. The national Bank has sounded the alarm. Ukraine, unlike Venezuela, has not got its own national cryptocurrency, but this has not stopped the fraudsters to create a prototype to make a good profit. 16 April, one… More

The head of the government-funded center for the study of blockchain said that China is still in the process of developing a government digital currency. According to Shanghai Securities News, the head of the research center of the China Banknote Blockchain Zhang Yifeng said that the research and development of digital Fiat currency in China… More

The Russian government denied any involvement in the creation of the Venezuelan Petro cryptocurrency. Deputy Director of the Department of information and press of MFA of Russia Artem Kozhin called the article in Time Magazine (translated article) about the participation of Russian government in launching the Venezuelan Petro cryptocurrency is a fake. The official said… More

According to co-President of Mastercard in the Asia-Pacific region, MasterCard has a positive attitude to the idea of using the national digital currencies issued by Central banks. Chief Executive officer MasterCard Ari Sarker told the Financial Times that “if the government wants to create a national digital currency, we will be very happy to consider… More

The new Governor of the Central Bank of Taiwan has stated that crypto-currencies have become a tool of speculation and do not perform their function of means of payment. Earlier this year, as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Taiwan, Yang Chin-long said that the Central Bank has begun to evaluate the benefits and… More

The head of the people’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said that the advent of digital currency supported by a Central Bank was “inevitable.” However, it is unclear whether this digital currency or cryptocurrency for its development will be used other technology. According to him, such a digital currency must comply with the requirements… More

As reported yesterday Bloomberg, the two government officials, the Republic of the Marshall Islands plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, which will serve as the national and official means of payment. The government plans to ICO, and run the exchange on which it will be possible to make an exchange and trade in cryptocurrency. Two… More

According to Turkish newspaper “al-Monitor,” the Deputy Chairman of the nationalist movement Party of Turkey Ahmet Kenan Tanrikulu and former Minister of industry has prepared a document, which proposes to create a cryptocurrency that is supported by the state, which will be called “Turkcoin”. Technical features of the project remain unclear. The authors of the… More

EU Commissioner plans to hold a meeting of all stakeholders from the public and private sectors to discuss the impact of cryptocurrencies on the Central banks. In his speech at the press conference of the Council for economic and financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Vice-President for the Euro and social Affairs Valdis Dombrovskis said that he plans… More

Venezuelan President Maduro has ordered the release of the first 100 million Petros, national cryptocurrency provided by oil. Petro one will be equal to one barrel of oil. In particular, he said: I ordered the release of 100 million Petro, on the basis of oil reserves in our country. The cost of one Petro equal… More